At least 4 dead amid major flooding and mudslides as biggest storm in years barrels into L.A. area

A storm that forecasters billed as the most powerful in years barreled into Southern California on Friday, flooding multipleÂ freeways, triggering dramatic mudslidesÂ and downing hundreds of trees and power lines.

The storm arrived with wind gusts that topped 80 mph in some parts of Los Angeles County…